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Brad Lander: “The city thrives from international tourism and as an…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Brad Lander's Address on Trump Administration Budget Cuts Impacting New York City

Published | Video Starts at 43:01

I wish we had ideas for what New York City could do on its own because The city thrives from international tourism and as an international city, but we don't get to set those policies. Potential tax cuts. Regarding the occupancy tax cut, do you think that this could help? So just to clarify, your question is more what can we do as opposed to what we're looking to see will happen? (43:01–43:10)

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Asserts that New York City benefits from international tourism but does not have the authority to set related policies.

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